Child care provider - private home

Overview

• Job Duration: Permanent
• Language of Work: English
• Hours of Work: 36 to 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Experience:

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Employer's home
• Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

• Assume full responsibility for household in absence of parents
• Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties
• Travel with family on trips and assist with child supervision and housekeeping duties
• Care for pets
• Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home
• Organize, activities such as games and outings for children
• Prepare and serve nutritious meals
• Supervise and care for children
• Take children to and from school and to appointments
• Tend to emotional well-being of children
• Help children with homework

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Target audience

• Supervise and care for multi-aged group of children

Experience with special needs children

• Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Reference required

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Time management
• Patience
• Honesty

Screening questions

• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours